The Board found that cystitis was not incurred in or aggravated during service and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: VA examination concluded that current interstitial cystitis is less likely as not caused by events during service, including an alleged overdose of adenovirus in basic training.
- Claimed conditions
- Cystitis, Urethritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 8, 2012
- Citation
- 1216592
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for sinusitis and increased ratings of 40% but not higher for lumbosacral strain, urethritis, and depression.
- Granted
The Board granted compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bladder cancer and erectile dysfunction, as well as radiation proctitis, rectitis, and cystitis, anal stricture, worsened anal fissures, and chronic anal fissure, caused by VA care.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a sinus disorder, kidney disorder, and cystitis due to inadequate medical opinions based on the absence of in-service diagnoses or complaints. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine the etiology of these conditions.
- Granted
The Board has granted an increased disability rating of 60 percent for benign prostatic hypertrophy with urethritis from February 19, 2014.
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